from18119 - Tumblr blog

from18119 · 5 months ago

Text

He’s gonna wear his finest hat🥹

538 notes · View notes

from18119 · 11 months ago

Text

[All good things end.]

- Cherik

85 notes · View notes

from18119 · 2 years ago

Text

physical touch in slam dunk

There is a big difference between the dynamics of friendships involving two girls, compared to a friendship with two boys. Girls are more likely to be communicative with how they appreciate each other. Boys don’t communicate this verbally, due to not wanting to come off as “cheesy” or “corny”. Instead, they show their affection/appreciation towards each other through physical touch. While not all guys are like this, a lot of boys are very touchy with each other, even coming off as gay at times.

Slam Dunk presents an accurate portrayal of male friendships. Their relationships with each other reflects on their age and maturity, and I believe it is part of why Shohoku and their dynamic as a team is so likable.

Something that I believe is notable is that the boys aren’t emotionally vulnerable with each other. Both Ryota Miyagi and Hanamichi Sakuragi are shown to have rough backgrounds, but neither of them are shown to tell their teammates about it. And they aren’t visibly depressed in front of the team.

I think the most emotionally vulnerable moments are from Mitsui and Akagi, who are both the oldest of the team.

Mitsui, who had hid his feelings of wanting to go back to basketball, finally broke down when Anzai walked back into the gym. Mitsui clearly did not intend to break down like this, I think he was just caught in the moment. The guys didn’t say anything about this, partially because they were still pissed at Mitsui for what happened, but also because they probably wouldn’t have known how to handle that at the moment.

The moment in the series to me that signified the most about how the boys aren’t vulnerable to each other was when Akagi cried, and said that the team was amazing. The guys didn’t comfort him, but instead were like “Why you crying?” and then went on to make fun of him. I think this is realistic compared to other series where the guys are all comforting each other, as they are teen boys and they don’t want to come off as soft.

Another vulnerable moment in the series was when Miyagi and Sakuragi both cried in front of each other because of their bad luck with girls. This wasn’t intentional either, and I think it was the result of the heat of the moment.

Instead of being affectionate through words, physical touch is used to show the boys’ friendliness with each other.

An example of this is during their games. When the team scores, they high five each other, fist bump, or pat each other. While this is typical behavior for teams, it is used to show Rukawa growing closer to the team, as he ends up engaging in this as well.

Additionally, when Shohoku lost against Kainan, Sakuragi cried. Akagi doesn’t say anything to comfort him in particular, but he pats Sakuragi and walks with him. I think this showed his care for Sakuragi, and he felt bad seeing him like that, it just wasn’t portrayed with words.

And when Akagi cried after winning against Ryonan, Sakuragi wraps his arm around Akagi and tells him to come line up with him. Again, nothing particularly comforting is said verbally, but it’s shown through actions.

Another big moment, arguably one of the biggest in the series, was Sakuragi and Rukawa going up to each other and high fiving after winning against Sannoh. Rukawa is shown before this to have high fived or fist bumped other members of the team, but not Sakuragi. Due to their “rivalry”, the two didn’t say anything and just looked at each other for a second before turning away. However, their high five signified how the two had grown close, as teammates and as friends.

Showing emotional vulnerability and closeness through physical touch is very effective and provides a sense of realism, and I believe that Slam Dunk would not have been as strong of a series if the physical touch between the team was not presented.

648 notes · View notes

from18119 · 3 years ago

Photo

reference

233 notes · View notes

from18119 · 4 years ago

Text

DCMK short translation

KaiCo work (part of ID 52870834) by .sn (ID 2770829) @ Pixiv

548 notes · View notes

from18119 · 4 years ago

Text

DCMK Soulmate Fic Recs

Soulmate fic recs because I find soulmate au’s really interesting and I like keeping track of the wilder gimmicks.

The summaries here are my own impressions after reading the fics and should be taken with a grain of salt and an air of humor. But they are also accurate.

希, by MintChocolateLeaves (Kaishin) The one where any ink on your skin shows up on your soulmates skin.

Stripes of Fate, by muggle95 (Hakukai) The one where you have your soulmate’s hair colour on a stripe at your wrist, when they dye or change their hair colour the stripe changes to match (This has always been one of the stranger soulmate au’s to me, but the story is pretty cool.)

Soft as It Began, by AngelicSentinel and justjoy (Heishin) The one where your soulmates last words appear on your skin. (How is that supposed to help me find my soulmate?)

Something About Us, by AngelicSentinel (Kaishin) The one where your soulmate’s ghost haunts you when they die. (Again, how is this helpful? The soulmates gods are cruel)

By Any Other Name, by AngelicSentinel (Kaishin) The one where you don’t know your soulmate until you hear them say your name.

On Love’s Light Wings, by War_of_the_Words (Kaishin) The one where everyone is born with a scar, and someone else is born with a scar identical to it. (This is another super odd premise, but it lowkey has magic, so I’m into it. WIP)

Measured In Moments, by astorii (Kaishin) The one where you have numbers on your skin counting down until you look your soulmate in the eye. (Why though? It’s not the weirdest premise on this list, but… but why though…?)

How Do You Hate Your Own Name So Much?, by hisfoolishgirl (Kaishin) The one where you have the worst things your soulmate has been called (names that they hate) on your skin. (This idea is really interesting and I’d like to see more of this particular soulmate au.)

All In, by Procrastination_Sensation (Kaishin) The one where when someone sees their soulmark on someone else (aka their soulmate) their mark starts to cause them pain until the two kiss. Platonic Soulmates are exceptions to the pain/kiss rule. (Or the one where Conan could have saved himself a lot of trouble if he didn’t decide to be an idiot martyr.) (Also, why is this the thing? Who does this help soulmate gods? Another mark on the list of weird soulmate au’s) (This is one of my least favorites on the list, but it does have a unique premise.)

Words Without Voices, by TinyTantei (Kaishin) The one where the first words your soulmate says to you are on your skin. (Plot twist! Shinichi is mute!)

Heartbeat Song, by Phantoms_Echo (Kaishin) The one where any time a person sings, their soulmate will hear them. The closer they are, the louder their voice will sound.

Beautiful Carvings, by RavenShira (Kaishin) The one where the first words they would say to each other would be written on the skin of their match

I Can’t Help It., by classic_phan (Kaishin) The one where everyone has a soulmark that will only be completed when you touched your soulmate for the first time.

520 notes · View notes

from18119 · 4 years ago

Text

[Seeing the ‘angst’ tag in a fanfic]: